How a Bill Becomes Law

"How a Bill Becomes Law" A bill must first start as a hypothesis which can be created by private citizens, interest groups, the president, or the executive branch. Then it able to be written by a miscellaneous number of people. A person from congress must then present the bill to the Senate or the House of Representatives and can use a group of supporters to help persuade ether house to agree to their bill. The way a bill is presented is different in the House than the Senate. A representer places the bill into a drop-box next to the clerk's desk in the House, in the Senate a specific senator shows the bill to the rest of his cabinet. All bills are filed and recorded using numbers and the Congress that it is being presented to. Congress sends bills to specific committees or subcommittees to decide weather a bill should be approved; each committee is specific to the type of bill that is being presented. A committee has a few options with the bill that they are given, they can change it all together, make a few changes on it, or request that it be adopted. Committees present their ideas of the bill during hearings; this is where Congress as well as the public learn the most about a bill. Committees are now able to use the Internet to hold hearings and because of this they are able to be easily accessed by the public. Some committees translated programs to Spanish for people who could not understand it originally, giving public voters a better understanding of what they are actually voting for. The bill then goes through a markup session where it is picked apart and revised on what the committees think should be taken out or inserted into the bill. Then it is sent to the House and the senate where it can also be altered. When Congress decides that there in no extra changes that need to be made, they vote weather they approve of the bill using 4 different methods: voice vote,...

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<br>Now to begin, the bill must primarily go through the obstacles of the House. First, a sponsor introduces the bill by giving it to the clerk of the House or placing the bill in a box called the "hopper". The clerk numbers and gives a title to the bill and is then entered in the House journal and in the Congressional Record in a procedure called the first reading. Immediately following the first reading, the Speaker of the house assigns the bill to a certain committee. The House has about twenty standing or permanent committees of which each has jurisdiction over bills in a specific area. The committee then studies the bill by hearing the testimony of experts or other interested people. In some cases, a subcommittee (140 in the House) conducts the study. The committee may...

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Introduction, is the first step for the bill. The individual that introduces the bill is the sponsor of that bill and will often have many other congress members’ work on it with them and they are the co-sponsors. Once it is decided by a member of the House to introduce a bill he places its written form in a hopper. A hopper is a basket or a wooden box outside the office of the clerk (Bonner 11, 15). A member of Senate must introduce his bill by getting permission from the...

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HowbillsbecomelawHowbillsbecomelaw is very interesting. The balance of powers is put to the test every time a bill is proposed and passed. Bills are introduced by either the House or the Senate. Either chamber can introduce different versions of a bill at the same time. Only members of Congress can introduce a bill. In the House legislation is handed to the clerk of the House or placed in the hopper. A hopper is a box on the House Clerk's desk thats members place bills and resolutions to introduce them. (Aristotle International, 2002) In the Senate, in order to introduce a bill, members must get recognition of the presiding officer during the...

...either approve or veto bills passed by Congress. It is worth noting that the executive veto is not a fiat—the President must return the vetoed bill to Congress “with his Objections” so that Congress may reconsider the bill in light of these objections. The Presentment Clause serves not only to delineate the President’s role in the legislative process; its detailed stipulations also make clear that Congress may not bypass them, for example, by delegating its legislative powers to administrative agencies (see Constitutional Guidance for Lawmakers No. 1 on Article I, Section 1: “Legislative Powers: Not Yours to Give Away ”). The Constitution insists that laws must be approved by both houses and the President. Administrative regulations circumvent both. This essay is adapted from The Heritage Guide to the Constitution for a new series providing constitutional guidance for lawmakers. And that's how a billbecomes a law. The hopper on the clerks desk is there for bills and what not also. How a BillBecomes a Law
1. A member of Congress introduces a bill.
When a senator or representative introduces a bill, it is sent to the clerk of the Senate or House, who gives it a number and title. Next, the bill goes to the appropriate committee.
2. Committees...

...HOW A BILLBECOMES A LAW
1. PREPARATION OF THE BILL
The Member or the Bill Drafting Division of the Reference and Research Bureau prepares and drafts the bill upon the Member's request.
2. FIRST READING
1. The bill is filed with the Bills and Index Service and the same is numbered and reproduced.
2. Three days after its filing, the same is included in the Order of Business for First Reading.
3. On First Reading, the Secretary General reads the title and number of the bill. The Speaker refers the bill to the appropriate Committee/s.
3. COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION/ACTION
1. The Committee where the bill was referred to evaluates it to determine the necessity of conducting public hearings.
If the Committee finds it necessary to conduct public hearings, it schedules the time thereof, issues public notics and invites resource persons from the public and private sectors, the academe and experts on the proposed legislation.
If the Committee finds that no public hearing is not needed, it schedules the bill for Committee discussion/s.
2. Based on the result of the public hearings or Committee discussions, the Committee may introduce amendments, consolidate bills on the same subject matter, or propose a subsitute bill. It then prepares the corresponding...

...﻿How a BillBecomes a Law
The origin of a law can come from all over; whether it be from the mind of an ordinary citizen, a cry out from a right's group, a member or staff member of Congress, or from the President himself. However, to keep our system clean from unnecessary or even oppressive laws, the framers of our Constitution went to great steps of making the process of legislature becoming law a very long and tedious process. Many critics would argue that there's inefficiency in the system, and that Congress takes too much time in a fast paced ever evolving country such as ours. But it's this same legislative process that keeps the debates and passing of laws democratic
The Birth; Proposal and Support
Once again; The idea of new legislation can come from anywhere, but it takes a member of Congress (the sponsor) to introduce it. There are four forms of legislation; Bills , simple resolutions, concurrent resolutions, and joint resolutions. "The large majority of legislation are bills. In the 109th Congress, Members introduced over 6400 bills, compared to 1100 simple resolutions, 500 concurrent resolutions, and 100 joint resolutions." Upon introduction, a bill is given a number; HR signifying it being a House bill, S for a Senate bill. After the bill is...

...﻿I) Intro
A. I’m just a bill, yes I’m only a bill and I’m sitting here on capital hill.
B. According to We the People: An Introduction to American Politics by Benjamin Ginsberg. Laws are made in Congress by following a series of steps before being handed by the president and becoming laws
C. The major steps bills need to pass in the following order are:
C.i. Introduction
C.ii. Committee review
C.iii. Action on the floor
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II) Legislation can introduce a bill
A. House, Legislation is handed to the clerk of the House or placed in the hopper.
B. Senate, presiding officer has to announce the introduction of a bill during the morning hour. If any senator objects, the introduction of the bill is postponed until the next day.
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III) Assigned to a Committee Then the bill is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of the House or the presiding officer in the Senate. Most often, the actual referral decision is made by the House or Senate parliamentarian.
A. Bill can be assigned to subcommittee by Chairman
A.i. Subcommittees report their findings to the full committee.
A.ii. Finally there is a vote by the full committee and the bill is “ordered to be reported”
B. A committee will hold a "mark-up" session during which it will make revisions and additions.
C. Written report explaining why they favor...

...Essay 1
How a BillBecomes a Law
Many bills every year go through the process of becoming a law, and not all of them make it. This process can be quick, or take a very long time. Looking at the process can be a fun and exciting journey that can help us better understand howbills work, and how they becomelaws. Come with me on this fun and exciting journey of how a billbecomes a law.
After the bill is written, it needs to be introduced. There are two ways this can happen, through senate or through congress. When going through congress any member can introduce a bill by handing it to a clerk who will put it in a box. In the senate, you need to be recognized by the presiding officer then announcing the bill’s introduction recognizes it. From there, either way, the bill will be numbered and printed. If the bill is not passed within one session of congress then it will have to go through the introduction process again. This is only the first step in becoming a law, there is still more to go.
The bill is then referred to a committee for consideration. This is done one of two ways the speaker of the house or the Senate’s presiding officer, depending on if it was brought to...